BASIC KEYBOARDING

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 1. The learners will be
able to understand the
LESSON OBJECTIVES
Basic Keyboarding Skills basic keyboarding
skills

2. Practice the proper

use of keyboard in
typing home row keys
 KEYBOARDING
Keyboarding skills are a set of skills
required to operate a keyboard
smoothly while typing. This includes
understanding your computer keyboard
layout and its functions. Keyboarding is
a skill which is required whenever you
need to type.
STEPS
Start with your home row keys,
the most important set of keys
on the keyboard. Your left
hand’s fingers should be placed
on a, s, d, f and right hand’s
fingers on j, k, l.
Place your left index finger on the F key while right
index finger on the j key. Only to type g and h, your
both index finger will move, otherwise not.
The top row keys come above home row keys. In
your left hand, type q, w, e, r, t and in your right
hand type y, u, i, o, p.
The bottom row keys come below home rows. Left
hand keys are z, x, c, v, b and right hand keys
are nm, . /
 Your each finger should
return to the home row
position after typing other
keys.
You can practice typing using
your fingers above and below
to reach to other keys while
keeping your fingers on the
“home row” only
You can learn this also from the web. Some
online courses display a printed keyboard on
their websites as a teaching tool where a few
letters and numbers are colored to help you
learn more effectively.

online courses also teach you how to use

your fingers for speedy typing.
ONLINE WEBSITES

www.typingtest.com
www.typingmaster.com
thetypingcat.com
www.ratatype.com
REMEMBER!

You can type alphabets, numbers

and anything you want using all the
keys. It does not matter what you
are writing. Keep practicing and try
to touch each and every letter.
REMEMBER!

• For typing capital letters, press the shift

key.
• informal writing helps you learn more
quickly as you don’t have to
concentrate on the keyboard rather on
screen.
ACTIVITY

Let us learn the HOME ROW

KEYS